Story by Staff Sgt. Debralee Lutgen | 412th Theater Engineer Command | 04.27.2015
More than 35 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from all over the country are competing at the Combined Theater Engineer Commands’ Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, April 25 to 29....
Story by Spc. Christie Smith | 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.21.2014
Rappelling and tackling an intensive, Confidence Course are all in a day's work for these Iowa National Guard Soldiers conducting annual training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin....
Story by Staff Sgt. Chad Nelson | 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.18.2014
Training fades over time, so the Army constantly retrains Soldiers on critical individual tasks. These training exercises focus on personal courage, teamwork and preventing the re-occurrence of past mistakes. Iowa National Guard members performed combat water survival training, with Soldiers jumping into a pool’s deep end with load-bearing equipment and a weighted, rubber M16....
Story by Staff Sgt. Darwin Seehusen | 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.17.2014
Iowa National Guard Soldiers from the 3654th Maintenance Company are honing their vehicle recovery skills at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, during annual training. They're using M984 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) to pull vehicles out of the mud and to lift cargo loads using the truck’s crane....
Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Garvey | 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.14.2014
On a rainy Monday during annual training, Iowa National Guard Soldiers from the 3654th Maintenance Company and 2168th Transportation Company took part in weapons qualification with the M203 Grenade Launcher, at Fort McCoy, Wis....
Story by Master Sgt. Cohen Young | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.07.2014
A team of coalition forces to include an Italian C-130 and a C-130 J-30 assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield assisted the Afghan government with humanitarian efforts this week....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Christine Jones | 4th Combat Camera Squadron | 08.03.2013
From the Horn of Africa to the Republic of Korea, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Don Allen’s imagery has played a vital role in telling the Department of Defense story....
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | 1st Marine Division | 05.03.2012
Leadership is a fundamental part of the Marine Corps. Leaders train new leaders: from a fire team of four, to Marines at the highest levels....
